3 December 2011 | Civil Peace Service Gaza On Saturday, 3 December 2011, the Israeli navy harassed Palestinian fishermen and international observers three miles off the coast of Gaza. Between 10:00 and 11:00 am, two warships repeatedly charged a group ...
Read More »In Photos: Balata cleans up for a place to run free
by Amal 3 December 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank It is hard to describe the joy of a simple yet so meaningful clean up day, and the beauty of children playing in a stress-free environment. We joined residents ...
Read More »A day at sea with Gaza’s fishermen
by Lydia de Leeuw 26 November 2011 | A Second Glance
Read More »A visual chronology of the Freedom Rides
by Dena Elian 16 November 2011 | Sixteen Minutes to Palestine On November 15, 2011, six Palestinian Freedom Riders boarded a settler-only bus traveling to occupied East Jerusalem to openly challenge Israel’s apartheid policies towards Palestinians and its minority populations. ...
Read More »In Photos: Burin withstands settler violence
by Amal 9 November 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank In the past three years Burin has faced increased settler violence. This small village of approximately 3,000 people deal with a constant threat of settler attacks or Israeli army ...
Read More »In Photos: Palestinians gather support for #FreedomWaves and ending blockade of Gaza
by Alistair George and Ben Lorber Canadian and Irish ships sailing with Freedom Waves to Gaza were illegally boarded by the Israeli military in international waters yesterday afternoon. The Israeli military stated that “Upon arrival of the vessels at the ...
Read More »In Photos: The survival of olives
16 October 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank The olive harvest started in theWest Bankin early October and will continue in some villages until mid-November. Olives have been cultivated in Palestinian land for thousands of years. Around 95% of ...
Read More »In Photos: Palestinians unite to support prisoner hunger strike
12 October 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank and Gaza On Tuesday the 27th of September, an open-ended hunger strike was initiated until the fulfillment of 9 demands by Palestinian prisoners, which include the right to family visits, end to ...
Read More »In Photos: Ad Dhahariya and Shuwika plant resistance
11 October 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank At 1 PM a demonstration went from the solidarity tent assembled for the prisoners strike in Ad Dhahariya to the nearby village of Shuwika to plant trees. The demonstration was a ...
Read More »The graffiti battle of Sheikh Jarrah
28 September 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank While Palestinian families continue to defend their right to reside in their homes in East Jerusalem, and while illegal Israeli settlers attempt to overtake whatever home or land to feed their ...
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